DC protest marks 10th anniversary of Guantánamo Bay detention facility

DC protest marks 10th anniversary of Guantnamo Bay detention facility

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, stand in front of the White House.

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A protestor wearing an orange jumpsuit and black hood, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, sitting in McPherson Square at the Occupy DC site.

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A protestor wearing an orange jumpsuit and black hood, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, participating in a hunger strike across the street from the White House, in front of Lafayette Park.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, stand in Lafayette Park across from the White House.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, preparing for their rally and march, with the White House in the background.

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Protestors wearing either orange jumpsuits and black hoods, or an Amnesty International t-shirt, as well as signs representing information about detainees, preparing for their rally and march, with the White House in the background.

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Protestors preparing for their rally and march.

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Protestors at the rain-soaked rally in Lafayette Park.

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Protestors listening to speaker at the rain-soaked rally in Lafayette Park.

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Colonel Morris Davis, former Chief Prosecutor of Guantanamo, speaking at the rain-soaked rally in Lafayette Park.

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Protestors listening to speaker at the rain-soaked rally in Lafayette Park.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, walking past the White House.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, standing in front of the White House.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, standing in front of the White House.

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Protestors wearing orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees, standing in front of the White House.

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Protestors participate in a 'National Day of Action' against Guantánamo on the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first 20 detainees at the Guantánamo Bay detention facility. Washington, DC, USA. 11th January 2012

Protestors participated in a "National Day of Action" against Guantánamo today on the 10th anniversary of the arrival of the first twenty detaineesat the Guantánamo Bay detention facility (specifically to Camp X-Ray) at the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO) in Cuba. The protestors first assembled for a rally in the rain at noon in Lafayette Park across from the White House and then began to form a "human chain" starting their walk from in front of the White House, down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the Capitol Building, and then to the Supreme Court building. The protestors at the beginning of this "chain" wore orange jumpsuits and black hoods, as a symbol of the attire of detainees.